Jaguars take big step in conference tournament

11:39 PM,
Jan. 31, 2013

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Over the last five years Jackson Memorial has had no trouble amassing district, section, group and league championships. But the Shore Conference Tournament title is another matter.

The Jaguars haven't won the SCT since 2007 but took a step toward addressing that void by beating Long Branch 32-28 Thursday night in the quarterfinals.

"It's a huge deal to us especially because we haven't won it in recent past years," said twice state-placed senior Brian Hamann, who was among the Jaguars to provide vital bonus points with the teams splitting the 14 bouts. "We would really like to get an SCT ...